Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-02
SENATOR JOHN REAGAN.
CONTINUED from First Pace
every dollar Of the cost of which came

every dollar Of the cost of which came
out of
THE POCKETS OF THE PEOPLE.
Since the Democratic party had come
int power large tracts of these lands mad
been forfeited to the government, and
many more acres would soon be open to
the ac,ual settler that have been con-
trolled ,rsuduleutjy SO long by the rail-
roads. He spoke OF the great financial
crisis of 1872 as an example of the ef-
fects of class legislation, claiming that
the scarcity of money vas due to the
| withdrawal cf silver from circulation.
He showed that when the resumption of
specie pay ment act was passed, there was
reaction of trade and commerce. The
American shipping engaged his attention
for brief hearing, and il this connec
ton he showed where protection had
drawn our merchant marine from the
seas, and forced our carrying trade into
the hands OF foreign vessels !;
where millions of money went that should
be kept among our own people. He
claimed that in this one matter our inter.
ests had been
PROTECTED TO DEATH.
He referred to these things to show that
class legislation was impoverishing the
people, running our industries and legis-
lating l. the interests of the few to
the injury of the many. Especially
did he scourge the pooling system of rail-
roads as one of the most Injurious and
dangerous combinations against the in
terests of the people. He drew con-
trast between the Knights of Labor or
CARNATIONS, Farmers Alliances and kim
bred organizations and these pooling sys-
TENS. He said these railroad pools saw
nothing but danger in the Knights, and
Farmers Alliance organizations, when
they were forced to enter into combination
to sap the life blood from the commercial
interests of the nation. In some of his
arguments the Judge went back to times
prior to the war to show the purity of
legislation under Democratic admlnis-
trations compared with republican rule
since the war, to the time the Democrats
again came into power. He couuselled
the Knights of Labor aud Farmers
Alliance
TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
for they were trying to accomplish all
that these organizations were asking for.
He said that since he had been here eff
an enemy 10 railroads; that the inter-
state commerce bill was humbug and
that there was nothing in it. In answer
to this he said he would go
as far as any one to protect the
property of railroads, but he would al
ways favor and do ali he could to make
the railroads and kindred corporations
subject to the control Of the government
so they could not rob the people. If
there was nothing in his bill why had the
railroads sent their ablest lawyers and
lobbyists to Washington to fight it
for over twelve years. He thanked the
nemb rs and Sc ators for the high honor
conferred upon him to-day, saying that at
40 time within forty years had there been |
. moment when his heart did not beat in |
sympathy with the people, and he would |
ny in the future, as he had done in the |
oast, to serve their best interests
GENERAL NOTES.
Ii is reported that some of the Ireland !
nen attended the Maxey caucus last
hight, to try to come to an understanding
hat would insure the defeat of Judge !
Reagan. This combination, or supposed |
combination between the Maxey and Ire
and men, was we'll understood among the !
reagan supporters who caucussed in Sc.
ret until late hour last night.
Seth Shepherds name figured in the
enstorial chat last night more exten-
lively than at any time during the con-
es!.